KENNETH A. ADLER Partner and Chair, Technology - Loeb & Loeb

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KENNETH A. ADLER
Partner and Chair, Technology and Outsourcing Practice
Group
345 Park Avenue
NewYork, NewYork 10154
Direct 212.407.4284 Fax [phone]
[email protected]
Kenneth Adler specializes in complexglobal anddomesticoutsourcing and technology
transactions.Withover 20 years of experience, his practice includes drafting and negotiating all
types of outsourcing andtechnologyagreements, including businessprocess and information
technologyoutsourcings. He hassignificant experience addressing thecreation of, and
strategiesrelating to, multi-sourcedenvironments, aswell as renegotiationandtermination of
existing outsourcing agreements.
Mr. Adler regularlyassists clients with respect tooutsourcing strategies, including to near-shore
and off-shore destinations, andemerging outsourcing locales. His practicealso includes
advising clients on datasecurityand privacymatters, and allfacets of technologytransactions
and sourcing, includingwith respect to e-commerce, information technology, emerging
technologies, telecommunications and computer law, and on related intellectual property,
privacyand data securityissues. Mr. Adler isonthe Editorial Boardof theAdvanced Media and
TechnologyLawBlog.
Mr. Adler representsfinancial institutions, insurance companies, accountingfirms, healthcare
companies andtechnologycompanies in large-scale, complexoutsourcing andtechnology
sourcing, licensing andsystem development and integration agreements.He has completed
numerousBPO andITO transactionsfor major financial services, healthcare andinsurance
entities, including outsourcingsrelatedto infrastructure(including datacenter, desktop, help-
desk, telecommunications and networks), applications development andmaintenance, call
center, hosting, co-location, claimsprocessing, securities andbanking back-officefunctions,
humanresources,finance and accounting, logistics, real estateandfacilities management.
Practice Areas
 TechnologyandOutsourcing
 Emerging Media
 Advanced Media and Technology
 Energy
 Intellectual Property
 Privacy, Securityand DataOptimization
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KENNETHA.ADLER
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Prior Experience
Prior tojoining Loeb &Loeb LLP, Mr. Adler was the Chair of theOutsourcing Group at Thelen
Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP.
Publications/Speeches
 Co-author, Managing Turbulence inthe Cloud(October 2010)
 Speaker, Cloud Computing: Avoiding the Pitfalls (May25, 2010)
 Speaker,TPI AmericasSourcing IndustryConference 2010, Boston, Massachusetts
(May19-20, 2010)
 Co-author, Outsourcing: U.S., Outsourcing:The Lawand Leading LawyersWorldwide,
PLC Outsourcing Handbook (2010Edition)
 Speaker, Cloud Computing: Contractingfor the Silver Lining, InternationalAssociation of
Outsourcing Professionals 2010OutsourcingWorld Summit, Lake BuenaVista, Florida
(February16, 2010)
 Speaker, Outsourcing inToday's Economy, IAOPNewYork Chapter Meeting, New
York, NewYork (May2009)
 Panelist, Sourcing InterestsGroup 35thGlobal Sourcing Summit, Baltimore, Maryland
(April 2009)
 Co-author, Outsourcing: U.S., Outsourcing:The Lawand Leading LawyersWorldwide,
PLC Cross-border Handbooks(2009Edition)
 Speaker, Howto Createand Implement aSuccessfulTransition Plan, Sourcing Interests
Group(September 2008)
 Co-author, Software asaService:What EveryBuyer Needs toKnow, Inside Sourcing
Newsletter (June2008)
 Panelist, BPO Lawyer'sPanel:Willa Provider Eat Your Lunch?, GartnerOutsourcing
Summit (May2008)
 Speaker, Outsourcing Challenges: Crisis Management and Avoidance, PLI: Information
TechnologyLawInstitute(March 2008)
 Co-author,WhitePaper, Remediation and Relaunch: Putting anOutsourcing Deal Back
onTrack (December 2007)
 Co-author, IP Rightsfor the NextWaveof HRO, HRO Today(September 2007)
 Moderator, ThePeople Factor, Culture andChemistryinOutsourcing Relationship
Management,Outsourcing Institute Roadshow(June 2007)
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 Speaker, Intellectual PropertyRights Revisited: Translating the"Mumbo-Jumbo" Into
Business Reality, Sourcing InterestsGroup(May 2007)
 Speaker,Top 10Intellectual PropertyConsiderationsfor Transactions inIndia, Atlas
Legal,Taxand Financial Strategiesfor Structuring InvestmentsinIndia (April 2007)
 Panelist, Pricing Trends in BPO,Gartner Outsourcing Summit (March 2007)
 Co-author, Outsourcing: U.S., Outsourcing:The Lawin KeyJurisdictions Worldwide,
PLC Cross-border Handbooks(2006-2007)
 Speaker, Outsourcing Contractingfor Success, Outsourcing InstituteRoadshow
(December 2006)
 Speaker, Outsourcing Project InitiationThrough Contracting, Sourcing InterestsGroup
(May2006)
 Co-author, Intellectual PropertyLicensing: Formsand Analysis (updatedsemi-annually)
 Panelist, AutoIdentificationTechnologies(Bar Coding, RFID andOther Approaches),
TCBI Inaugural Summiton HealthcareIdentification &Tracking (December 2005)
 Author, Swimming in thePatent Pools, RFID Product News (November 2005)
 Author,TheNext Level, American Executive (October 2005)
 Author, RFID& PrivacyIssues: A Snapshot of Proposed Laws, RFID Product News
(September 2005)
 Author, RFID-WhereThere'sReward, There'sRisk, LifeSciTech(2005)
 Speaker, Capturing theValue-Add of a Mid-Tier Service Provider, Sourcing Interests
Group(May2005)
 Moderator, Emerging Technologies: RFID inthePharmaceuticals Industry, Interphex,
NewYork (April 2005)
MediaMentions
 IT Outsourcing:WhyYou Need toReengineer Your SLAs ByStephanieOverby, CIO
Magazine
Affiliations
 Member, LISTNet (Long Island Software andTechnologyNetwork)
 Member, NewYork State Bar Association
 Member, Associationof the Bar of theCityof NewYork
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KENNETHA.ADLER
PARTNER
Distinctions
 Named "Best Lawyer" in TechnologyLaw, The Best Lawyers inAmerica, published by
WoodwardWhite, Inc. (2011 edition)
 Executive AdvisoryCommittee, Cloud Computing Chapter of IAOP
 Named in PLCWhich Lawyer?, as Recommended in Outsourcing (2009-2010 editions)
 Named in TheLegal 500 in Outsourcing, published byLegaleaseLimitedand John
Pritchard(2010edition)
 Named in PLCWhich Lawyer?, as Recommended in InformationTechnology(2009)
 Named in Who'sWhoLegal International: Internet and E-Commerce, published byLaw
Business ResearchLimited (2009)
 Named in"Chambers USA, America'sLeading Lawyersfor Business," inNational
Outsourcing, (2007-2010editions)
 Named in"Chambers USA, America'sLeading Lawyersfor Business," inNew
York Technology&IT Outsourcing, (2007-2010editions)
 Named in"ChambersGlobal, TheWorld's Leading Lawyers for Business" in United
Statesof AmericaOutsourcing (2010edition)
 Named "NewYork Super Lawyer" in InformationTechnology/Outsourcing and
Intellectual Propertyby Law &Politics (2006-2010)
Education
GeorgeWashington UniversityLawSchool, J.D., 1986
Union College, B.S., 1983, cum laude
Bar Admissions
NewYork
NewJersey
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for theEastern District of NewYork
U.S. District Court for theSouthernDistrict of NewYork
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ADAM S.T. BEHAR
General Counsel
Ridge Clearing & Outsourcing Solutions, Inc.
(a division of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.)
Adam S.T. Behar istheGeneral Counselof Ridge Clearing &Outsourcing Solutions,
Inc., adivision of BroadridgeFinancial Solutions, Inc. Mr. Behar isresponsiblefor the
legal andcompliancefunctions at Ridge. Mr. Behar hasbeen anattorneywith
Broadridge(previously-known-as Automatic DataProcessing, Inc.'sBrokerage Services
Group) for over sixteen years andhasbeen withRidge sinceits acquisition by
Broadridge/ADP in November 2004. Mr. Behar has been instrumentalin introducing an
innovative cost-effective operations outsourcing offering tothesecurities brokerage
industrywhich allows self-clearing brokeragefirms tooutsourcemanyof their labor-
intensive administrativeoperationsfunctionsto Ridge.
Prior tojoining Broadridge/ADP, Mr. Behar practiced at thelawfirm Cravath Swaine &
Moore in NewYork Cityfor over sixyears.
STEPHEN H. COHEN
Partner
345 Park Avenue
NewYork, NewYork 10154
Direct 212.407.4279 Fax [phone]
[email protected]
Stephen Cohenfocuseshis practice on broker-dealer regulationandthe securitiesmarkets. Mr.
Cohen advises broker-dealer clients ona wide varietyof regulatoryand transactional matters,
including federal andstate registrationand compliance issues andSROmembershipand
compliance issues, including FINRA (formerlyNASD), the stock exchanges andtheclearing
corporations. His clients include major international banks, domestic andforeigninvestment
banks, full service andboutiquebrokeragefirms,clearing firms,transfer agents andhedge
funds.
During thepastfive years, Mr. Cohenhasserved asregulatorycounsel inover 50 private and
public transactions valued at a combinedtotal ofmorethan$75 billion. Most recently, Mr.
Cohen served asthesole US broker-dealer regulatorycounselfor bothThe Bank of NewYork
Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation in their $16.5billion merger completedon July
1, 2007andtheir subsequent ongoingmulti-year integration plan.
Practice Areas
 Financial Services
 Mergers andAcquisitions
 Securities
Transactional RegulatoryCounsel
In additiontoadvising clientsgenerallyon regulatorymatters, Mr. Cohen has developed a
specialtyin providing regulatoryadvice tofinancial institutionsin thefollowing areas:
 Domestic and cross-border capitalmarket transactions
 Strategiccorporatetransactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and
dispositions involving broker-dealers
 Thecreation andrestructuring of major businessunits
 Therationalization and integration of broker-dealers within globalfinancial servicesfirms
Publications/Speeches
 Co-author, In SecuritiesDeals, Planfor the Regulators: Knowtherules and avoid delay.,
LegalTimes(June 19, 2006)
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Distinctions
 Named "Member of theYear" inMadison'sWho'sWhoAmong Executives and
Professionals(2008)
Education
NewYork UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.
Columbia University, B.A., magnacum laude
Bar Admissions
NewYork
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Background
Cliffisanestablishedandrecognizedleaderinsharedservicesandoutsourcingwith
morethan20yearsofexperienceinindustryoperations,outsourcingandenterprise
servicestransformation.CliffcurrentlyleadsKPMG'sU.S.SharedServicesand
OutsourcingAdvisorypracticewhosefocusishelpingclientsdesign,implementand
optimizetheirbusinessservicesdeliverymodelsacrosstheExtendedGlobal
Enterprise.
ProfessionalandIndustryExperience
CLIFF JUSTICE Cliff’sindustryexperienceincludes:Utilities,Energy,FinancialServices,Healthcare
U.S.Leader &Pharmaceuticals,Manufacturing,HumanResources,Transportation,Consumer
SharedServicesandOutsourcingAdvisory
Products,Agribusiness,andTechnology.Cliffhasextensiveexperiencewithmost
KPMGLLP globalandoffshoreserviceprovidersincluding: IBM,HP,Accenture,Genpact
700LouisianaStreet
Capgemini,EDS,TCS,WNSGS,Wipro,Cognizant,Infosys,Satyam,HCL,and
Houston,Texas77002
others.Hehasdeepknowledgeofthekeyglobaldeliverymarkets,withsignificant
Tel [phone]
experienceinIndia,PhilippinesandEasternEurope.
Fax[phone]
Cell925-918-0142 Cliffhasbeenapartofover50large-scaletransformationssince1999.Notable
[email protected]
engagementsinclude:
FunctionandSpecialization
Cliffleadsthesharedservicesandoutsourcing  HelpedaU.S.medicaldevicemanufacturingfirmtransformandglobalizetheir
advisorypracticeintheU.S.
FinanceandAccountingfunctiontoEasternEuropeandIndiaviaoutsourcingand
RepresentativeClients processtransformation;
 Assurant
 Ledlargeclothingretailerthrougha$1.2billiontransformativeoutsourcingdealto
 ATCO
 Bausch&Lomb USandLatinAmericanserviceproviders;
 BellSouth(nowAT&T)
 Ledamajorutilitythrougha$3.5billion,comprehensiveglobalsharedservices
 Bristol-MyersSquibb
transformationaloutsourcingrelationship;
 CardinalHealth
 Cargill  AssistedanAustralianbankwithdevelopingacaptivefinancecenterinIndia;
 Cendant
 AssistedaglobalagribusinesscompanywithmultipleIT,HR,andF&A
 Equifax
outsourcingtransactionsintheUS,LatinAmerica,EuropeandAsia;
 Gap,Inc.
 Procter&Gamble  HelpedaglobalbusinessservicesfirmoutsourceSAPtomultiplefirmsinIndia
 TXU(nowEFH) anddevelopacaptiveF&Asharedservicecenter;
 XcelEnergy
 LedaleadingcomputermanufacturerthroughaglobalIT,F&A,andHR
 Bausch &Lomb
 Gap,Inc. outsourcingandtransformationinvolvingover400resources;
 CharmingShoppes
 Assistedoneoftheworldslargestconsumerproductscompaniesinaglobal
 Microsoft
sharedservicestransformationstrategyandmultipleoutsourcingtransactionsin
 Nestle
HumanResourcesandIT;
 EquityOfficeProperties
 HydroOne  Assistedaconsumerproductsfirminoptimizinga$500millionsharedservices
 AMP
andF&ABPOrelationship;
 ANZ
 JPMC  Assistedalargetelecommunicationsfirminrestructuringamulti-billiondollar
 Heineken outsourcingrelationshipwithamajorintegrator;and,
 DuPont
 LedthedevelopmentandimplementationofaglobalHRsourcingstrategyforone
 Solutia
oftheworld’slargestsoftwarefirms.
 Marriott
 Lucent Othernotableengagementsincludeassisting: alargeoilandgascompanyto
 ChevronTexaco outsourceSAPsupportandrestructuretheirglobalsharedservicesfootprint;areal
 ExxonMobil
estatecompanywithaFinancesharedserviceandoutsourcingstrategy;afoodand
 Gateway(nowAcer)
beveragecompanywithaglobalfinancesharedserviceandoutsourcingdelivery
modelintoIndia;aFortune100healthcarecompanyindevelopinganoffshore
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CLIFF JUSTICE
ManagingDirector
ProfessionalAssociations relationshipwithanIndianITandBPOfirm;and,autilityserviceproviderin
 SIG establishingaglobaloutsourcinggovernanceorganization.
 GlobalSourcingCouncil
PriortojoiningKPMG,CliffwasaManagingDirectorwithEquaTerra,leadingtheir
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servicesglobalizationadvisorypractice.
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Education,Licenses&Certifications PriortoEquaTerra,CliffwasafoundingmemberandManagingDirectorofneoIT,
 UniversityofTexasatArlington,
whereheleditsUSconsultingpracticeandglobalconsultingalliancewithTPI.
Engineering
 MountainViewCollege,Aviation
Technology PublicationsandSpeakingEngagements
 Cliffspeaksregularlyatindustryeventsandconferences,contributesthought
leadershippapersandarticles,andisoftenquotedinleadingsourcing
publications.
 In2006CliffaddressedtheUnitedNationssponsoredWorldSummiton
InnovationandEntrepreneurshipinMuscat,Omanonthepositivesocialimpacts
ofglobalsourcing.
 In2010,CliffwasnominatedbyindustrypeerstospeakontheG8panelat
SharedServicesWeek,moderatedbycolumnistGeorgeWill.
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DEBORAH KOPS
Founder and Managing Principal
Sourcing Change
Deborah Kops istheFounder andManaging Principal of Sourcing Change. Formerlya
founding partner of PwC's BPO unit, theCMO of a leading offshoreBPO, Managing Director of
FleetBoston's(nowBank of America) Services Group, Managing Directorof Global Sourcing
Transformationfor Deutsche Bank; andconsulting partner in two majorfirms, Deborahhasseen
thegood, the badandthe uglyof moving to anoutsourcedmodel.
Using her experience asa buyer, vendor and advisor inthetraining andBPO industry, Deborah
now works with leading companiesto navigatethe changemanagement challengesthrough
www.sourcingchange.com - thefirst resourcesolelydedicated to outsourcing andshared
services changemanagement. Shefrequentlypresents at industryforums including those
sponsored bythe Financial Times, CorporateResearch Foundation, SSON , DasShared
Services Internationale/Management Circle Finance and Accounting Transformation, The
ConferenceBoard Shared Services and StrategicOutsourcing Conferences, HROA, andGlobal
Services. She hasdelivered workshops at institutions suchas Universityof Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Business, Carnegie-Mellon Universityand Lancaster UniversitySchool of
Management (UK), andhas researchrelationships with Lancaster andOxford(Said School of
Business) Universities.
Deborah canbereachedat [email protected].